Best Time to Drive from Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	56	64	67	72	75	69	71	70	71	86	91	87	69	59	43
Tue	32	54	61	68	69	73	77	73	75	72	74	83	90	88	81	69	84
Wed	34	46	62	63	70	70	78	74	74	75	75	87	92	90	79	71	82
Thu	33	45	56	66	72	74	81	77	77	78	79	88	92	87	81	74	75
Fri	57	50	60	63	65	67	76	76	72	73	80	85	86	75	69	69	69
Sat	34	32	36	47	47	54	66	73	72	73	74	75	78	80	82	72	75
Sun	31	30	32	35	44	46	58	60	63	65	68	75	78	75	73	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay (via I-478 East and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (23 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jersey City to central Sheepshead Bay along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 32 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jersey City to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Sheepshead Bay to Jersey City (return trip) · Jersey City to Brooklyn · Jersey City to East New York · Jersey City to Borough Park · Jersey City to Sunset Park · Jersey City to Gravesend

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	56	64	67	72	75	69	71	70	71	86	91	87	69	59	43
Tue	32	54	61	68	69	73	77	73	75	72	74	83	90	88	81	69	84
Wed	34	46	62	63	70	70	78	74	74	75	75	87	92	90	79	71	82
Thu	33	45	56	66	72	74	81	77	77	78	79	88	92	87	81	74	75
Fri	57	50	60	63	65	67	76	76	72	73	80	85	86	75	69	69	69
Sat	34	32	36	47	47	54	66	73	72	73	74	75	78	80	82	72	75
Sun	31	30	32	35	44	46	58	60	63	65	68	75	78	75	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	56	64	67	72	75	69	71	70	71	86	91	87	69	59	43
Tue	32	54	61	68	69	73	77	73	75	72	74	83	90	88	81	69	84
Wed	34	46	62	63	70	70	78	74	74	75	75	87	92	90	79	71	82
Thu	33	45	56	66	72	74	81	77	77	78	79	88	92	87	81	74	75
Fri	57	50	60	63	65	67	76	76	72	73	80	85	86	75	69	69	69
Sat	34	32	36	47	47	54	66	73	72	73	74	75	78	80	82	72	75
Sun	31	30	32	35	44	46	58	60	63	65	68	75	78	75	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	56	64	67	72	75	69	71	70	71	86	91	87	69	59	43
Tue	32	54	61	68	69	73	77	73	75	72	74	83	90	88	81	69	84
Wed	34	46	62	63	70	70	78	74	74	75	75	87	92	90	79	71	82
Thu	33	45	56	66	72	74	81	77	77	78	79	88	92	87	81	74	75
Fri	57	50	60	63	65	67	76	76	72	73	80	85	86	75	69	69	69
Sat	34	32	36	47	47	54	66	73	72	73	74	75	78	80	82	72	75
Sun	31	30	32	35	44	46	58	60	63	65	68	75	78	75	73	73	70